29 July 2009

Alert

Journalist summoned after radio show reveals public criticism of judicial authorities


Incident details

Jean Bosco Ndayiragije, Journalist
Marc Kikura, Journalist
Stany Mbazumutima, Human rights defender

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(JED/IFEX) - On 28 July 2009, RPA (Radio publique africaine) radio host Jean Bosco Ndayiragije was summoned to appear at the Ngozi prosecutor's office following a report he broadcast between 14 and 16 July that criticised Burundian judicial authorities. RPA is a private radio station based in Ngozi province, northern Burundi.

When Ndayiragije arrived at the prosecutor's office, he was asked by deputy prosecutor Capitoline Havyarimana to immediately hand over the audio tapes of the show. Appearing without legal representation, Ndayiragije asked for and was granted a one-month postponement to give him time to find a lawyer.

Journalist Marc Kikura, who filed the report, and Stany Mbazumutima, a rights defender at the Iteka/Ngozi Human Rights League who was interviewed for the show, were also summoned on 23 July in relation to the case.

Source:

Journaliste en danger
B.P. 633 - Kinshasa 1
374, av. Col. Mondjiba
Complexe Utexafrica, Galerie St Pierre, 1er niveau, Local 18 Kinshasa/Ngaliema
République Démocratique du Congo
direction (@) jed-afcentre.org
Phone: +243 81 99 29 323
Fax: +44 20 7900 3413
 

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